Crime Rate in Farningham, Horton Kirby and South Darenth, ward

Farningham, Horton Kirby and South Darenth has the 3rd highest crime rate of 26 wards in Sevenoaks district and the 2232nd highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 283rd highest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Farningham, Horton Kirby and South Darenth in the last 12 months was 89.2 per 1,000 residents and was 36.8% higher than the Sevenoaks district average (65.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Farningham, Horton Kirby and South Darenth’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 104 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -54.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 119 (≈ 23.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -0.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Farningham, Horton Kirby and South Darenth ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Dartford Road. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.